What are the responsibilities and job description for the Firmware Engineer II position at BioFire Diagnostics?
This firmware engineer works within a multi-disciplinary project team – generally under the leadership of a more experienced individual. This engineer uses experience and education to perform the types of engineering activities which are generally considered within the realm of firmware engineering and any other expertise that might be held by this individual.
This engineer works within a multi-disciplinary project team including other firmware engineers, software engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, test engineers, system engineers, project managers, etc. to develop and maintain FDA regulated medical diagnostic equipment and related systems. This engineer generally works under the leadership of a more experienced individual (e.g. senior / principal engineer, systems engineer, and / or project manager), and is expected to follow department processes and firmware engineering best practices including code reviews, test driven development, etc.
Principal Job Duties and Responsibilities :
General : uses experience and education to perform the types of engineering activities which are generally considered within the realm of firmware engineering. Uses engineering concepts, company SOPs / WIDs, department SOPs / WIDs to solve a variety of engineering problems.
Complexity : works on problems of low to moderate scope and complexity.
Supervision : receives some oversight from a senior or principal engineer.
Mentoring : may be mentored by more senior engineers.
Compliance : perform all work in compliance with company policy and procedure, and within the guidelines of bioMérieux’s Quality System.
Documentation : creates and maintains documentation required for FDA regulation and company procedures.
Principal Decisions :
- Makes design and technical decisions subject to review by senior, principal, and other engineers.
Minimum Requirements :
B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
2 to 5 years of experience in related field, including performance consistent with said experience.
Preferred Skills :
Embedded firmware / software
Modern C in embedded systems
STL, Smart Pointers, Exceptions, etc.
Test-Driven Development
Source level debugging
Logic Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, etc.
RTOS – QNX, Real-Time Linux, FreeRTOS, etc.
Communication – I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, Ethernet, TCP, UDP, etc.
Reading PCBA Schematics
Good written and verbal communication skills
Beneficial Skills / Experience :
Development of regulated products including adherence to IEC 62304
GNU Make
HDL FPGA development
Control theory, PID controllers, etc.
Image processing, OpenCV, etc.
Travel : minimal travel required.
